ABSTRACT
This chapter investigates design and implementation aspects of a Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) in phenotyping. It reviews the existing attempts in WSNs toward realizing smart agriculture applications in general and Plant Phenotyping in specific. The chapter discusses key design factors in deploying WSNs under harsh operational conditions in outdoor environments. Phenotyping is a significant research direction in plant biological processes, and is used in both forward and reverse genetic approaches to obtain fundamental insights or advance crop improvement. The considered technique applies call admission control and temporary bandwidth reservation for the discovered routes through the network, taking into account the interactions of the Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol. Energy consumption can be reduced by decreasing MAC overhead and transmission collisions among nodes. The most substantial obstacle facing the deployment of small long-life SNs is the need for major reductions in energy consumption to maximize the energy saving of the system.
